Suigō Station

Suigō Station (水郷駅, Suigō-eki)a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Suigō Station 水郷駅
Suigō Station building in September, 2021
General information
Location	Ichi-no-wakame 1120, Katori-shi, Chiba-ken 289-0301 Japan
Coordinates	35.8856°N 140.5702°E / 35.8856; 140.5702
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line
Distance	47.5 km from Sakura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 10, 1931
Passengers
FY2006	185
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Katori towards Chiba Narita Line Omigawa towards Chōshi
Location Suigō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Suigō Station Suigō Station (Japan)

Lines

Suigō Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 47.5 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Narita Line	For Chōshi
2	■ Narita Line	For Sawara, Narita, Sakura, Chiba

History

Suigō Station was opened on November 10, 1931, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in June 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 185 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Kanto Driving School
• National Route 356

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Suigo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)